Argolamprotes micella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 5:59 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Argolamprotes > Species: Argolamprotes micella
- Vernacular names
- Frambozenpalpmot (NL), Bright Neb, Bramble Bronze (EN), Himbeermarkmotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 173.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–15 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Head black; prothoracic plate blackish brown; thoracic legs blackish brown; abdomen greyish or yellowish white with reddish, irregular patches; anal plate blackish brown (Gregersen & Karsholt 2022).
Bionomics
Larvae feed inside the flowering shoots on the host plant during spring and moves from one shoot to another. Pupation takes place among leaves or on the ground.
The adults are active early morning and late afternoon and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have been seen from late May towards early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Rubus idaeus and Rubus fruticosus
The larva lives on Rubus idaeus and Rubus fruticosus.
Habitat
They inhabit open woodland, gardens and hedgerows.
